Oliver Stone’s much-talked-about shock-doc (which portrays him as an Hugo Chávez lover) will finally make its mark in North America. South of the Border will premiere in New York on June 25th and feature a post-pic Q&A with the incendiary director.

Controversy has surrounded the movie since Stone announced production back in 2008, after appearing all buddy-buddy in the media with the Venezuelan president. The docu chronicles Stone’s 2009 road trip around five countries in Latin America to explore the leftist movement in each area. His main goal was to survey what he perceived to be misperceptions of Chávez and other South American leaders. What he got was a whole lot of criticism. But don’t you always want a side dish of skepticism and historical inaccuracy with any Stone film? Alexander, anyone?

We haven’t seen the pic in question yet, but we’re looking forward to it. See below for other city screening dates.